Three Up

August 17, 2007

The struggling Tigers certainly needed to make a statement and they did in the first inning at Yankee Stadium as Carlos Guillen drilled a grand slam off Mike Mussina. The Tigers' 8-5 win put them back into first place in the AL Central, a half-game ahead of the Indians.

Cole Hamels pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings for his 14th victory, tying for the NL lead with Carlos Zambrano, as the Phillies beat the Nationals 4-2. Hamels allowed four hits, struck out six, walked two and pitched into the seventh inning for his sixth straight start.

THREE DOWN

Braves left-hander Chuck James faced just 17 Giants, but four of them hit home runs. Kevin Frandsen hit a liner off the foul pole in left in the fourth inning for the Giants' fourth homer and Braves manager Bobby Cox signaled to the bullpen before Frandsen even touched home.

The Marlins' Brian Barone lasted only four innings in his second major-league start, allowing five runs on seven hits in a 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks. He was greeted by Chris Young's leadoff homer in the first. He also allowed a home run to Mark Reynolds in the third.

Mets third baseman David Wright opened the floodgates with a two-out throwing error, leading to a three-run eighth for the Pirates in a 10-7 loss. Three hits and another error (by catcher Mike DiFelice) later, the Mets were finished.